Peninsula Health

ACCESS

ACCESS is run separately to outpatients and is the first point of contact for information and referrals to a wide range of Peninsula Health services eg;

• Aboriginal Health
• Advance Care Planning
• Aged Care and Age Specialist services including Dementia-Memory
• Allied Health including Physiotherapy / Occupational Therapy / Podiatry / Speech/ Exercise Physiology/ Nutrition/Socialisation
• Children’s Services
• Counselling
• Drug and Alcohol Services
• Homeless Health and Outreach Services
• NDIS
• Exercise & Lifestyle
• Rehabilitation Programs including Cancer / Cardiac / Pulmonary
• Specialist Services  including Continence, Falls, Chronic Pain, Sexual Health, Diabetes
• Support services (Carers and Social Support)
• Youth Services

ACCESS Clinics will also be listed under clinical condition tabs below

Referrals Monday to Friday 08:30-17:00

• ACCESS Phone: 1300 665 781
• ACCESS Fax: 9784 2309
• Access Referral Form 2019

Community Health Program Services

Subacute Program and Services – brochure for health professionals

• Patients can also self refer to many services via the ACCESS page 

ACCESS Patient Brochure

Aged Care Programs and Specialist Services

• Geriatric Medicine Clinic
• Cognitive, Dementia & Memory Service CDAMS – Clinic Service Guide
• Continence Clinic Service Guide
• Falls and Balance Clinic Service Guide
• Community Rehabilitation Program
• Agestrong
• Chronic Wound Clinic Referral Guideline

Other Subacute Clinics

• High Risk Foot Clinic/ High Risk Foot MBS Clinic Referral Form
• Integrated Pain Service (see Pain Services tab below)
• Supportive Palliative Care Clinic / Referral Form Supportive And Palliative Care Clinic  / Supportive and Palliative Care Clinic Brochure

Addiction Medicine – Consultation Liaison Addiction Medicine Service (CLAMS)

CLAMS can offer support and advice and/or assist with the review and assessment of your clients to enhance their ongoing management.  One of the main aims of the service will be to provide transition from acute to community pharmacotherapy.

Referral via ACCESS-See above or phone 1300 665 781 or referral form

ACCESS

Cancer related clinics

• Breast Cancer Oncology Clinic
• Medical Oncology Clinic
• Urology – Prostate Cancer Clinic Referral Guidelines
• Chemotherapy Day Unit
• Supportive Palliative Care Clinic / Referral Form Supportive And Palliative Care Clinic  / Supportive and Palliative Care Clinic Brochure

• Cancer Rehabilitation Program /Cancer Rehabilitation Patient Brochure
• Lymphoedema Service Guide
• Breast Care Nurses

Peninsula Health employs a Breast Care Nurse to provide support, information and referrals to patients and their families throughout the breast cancer journey. Treatment plans are discussed at a fortnightly Breast Multidisciplinary Team meeting and GPs are encouraged to attend. Contact the Breast Care Coordinator for more information on 9784 1689 or mobile 0438 562 879 (service operates every Monday, Tuesday and alternate Fridays, working hours are 7am to 3.30pm.)

• Familial Cancer Service Guide
• Peter Mac – Late Effects Information

Cardiology Clinics

For GP referrals to Cardiac Clinics

For Chest pain and Structural heart clinic information please contact reception by phone;

PH  9784 1177 // FAX 9784 2387

For Reduced Ejection Fraction Clinic (previously Cardiac Failure Clinic) // Reduced Ejection Fraction Clinic Referral Form

Community Health Healthy Heart Program

A nurse lead recovery program following angina, heart attack, angiogram and heart surgery for support with self management.

Referral by ACCESS

• Phone: 1300 665 781
• ACCESS Fax: 9784 2309

Cardiac Investigations

Cardiac Investigation Unit Request Form

PH  9784 1177 // FAX 9784 2387

• Exercise Stress ECG
• Exercise Stress Echocardiogram 
• Echocardiogram 
• Dobutamine, Stress Echo
• 12 Lead ECG
• Holter Monitor (24Hrs)
• Holter Monitor (7 Day)
• Event Monitor (7 Day)
• Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor
• Pacemaker Check

Cardiac Radiology Investigations 

• Calcium Score
• Cardiac CT (not open to GP referral)
• Gated Heart Pool Scan
• Myocardial Perfusion Scan

Children’s Clinics- OPEN to GP referral

• NEW Paediatric Gynaecology Clinic 

• Paediatric General Medicine Outpatients
• Paediatric Dermatology Clinic
• Paediatric Development and Behavioural Issues Outpatients
• Paediatric Diabetes Clinic
• Paediatric Endocrinology Clinic
• Paediatric Gastroenterology Outpatients The Paediatrics Gastroenterology Clinic is unable to currently accept new referrals. We will keep you updated.
• Paediatric Asthma Education Clinic
• Young Adults with Diabetes Clinic (YADS)
• Paediatric Respiratory Clinic

Children’s Allied Health Clinics – OPEN to GP referral via ACCESS

• Children’s Audiology
• Children’s Occupational Therapy
• Children’s Physiotherapy
• Children’s Podiatry
• Children’s Speech Pathology
• Continence Clinic

Paediatric Surgery– referral to this service is currently under review please contact Department of Surgery on 9784 7368 for any referral enquiries

• Diabetes- Adult Clinic
• Diabetes Education services
• Diabetic Eye Clinic
• High Risk Foot Clinic/  High Risk Foot MBS Clinic Referral Form
• Insulin Pump Clinic
• Community Health Diabetes Clinics  
• Diabetes Education DESMOND for Type 2 Diabetes – CH
• Diabetes Education DAFNE for Type 1 Diabetes – CH
• Paediatric Diabetes Clinic
• Young Adults with Diabetes Clinic (YADS)
• Gestational Diabetes Clinic //Gestational Diabetes Clinic Referral Form

Medical Clinics- OPEN to GP referral

• Gastroenterology Clinic Referral Guidelines
• General Medicine Clinic
  • If referring to the General Medical Clinic for Blood and Iron transfusion assessment, please use this referral form- Referral form- General Medical Clinic- Blood and Iron Transfusion
• Geriatric Medicine Clinic
• Infectious Diseases Referral Guideline
• Medical Endocrinology Clinic
• Renal Failure Clinic
• Haemodialysis Outpatient Clinics
• Supportive Palliative Care Clinic / Referral Form Supportive And Palliative Care Clinic /Supportive and Palliative Care Clinic Brochure
• Chronic Wound Clinic Referral Guideline

• Mental Health Triage Service for all enquiries or referrals – 1300 792 977

• Community Health Counselling Services

• EEG Clinic
• EMG Clinic
• Neurophysiology EEG EMG Referral Form

• Neurology Clinic Referral Guideline – Feb 19
• TIA Clinic
• Movement Disorders Program

• Cognitive Dementia and Memory Service CDAMS – Clinic Service Guide
• Neurological Rehabillitation Review Clinic

Service not currently accepting referrals unless an emergency such as life or limb threatening disease.

• Orthopaedic Outpatients updated 2018 
• Hip and Knee Questionnaire for Orthopaedic Referrals
• Orthopaedic Screening Clinic
• Fracture Clinic

GP referrals

Peninsula Integrated Pain Service is comprised of the Persistent Pain Management Service (PPMS) at The Mornington Centre and the Pain Medicine Clinic (PMC) at Frankston Hospital Outpatients. All patient referrals will now occur through ACCESS- see above for ACCESS referrals

Integrated Pain Service Referral Form

• Lung Nodule Clinic
• Lung Function Clinic 
  • Lung Function Clinic Referral Form
• Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
• Respiratory Outpatient Clinic
• Sleep-Lab Service Guide
• CPAP Clinic Guide  
  • Sleep Laboratory and CPAP Clinic Referral Form

Surgical Clinics- OPEN to GP referral

• Breast Surgery Clinic Referral Guideline
• Dupuytren Contracture Clinic – Service suspended
  • Dupuytren Contracture Collagenase Treatment Patient Information
  • Referral Form to Dupuytren Outpatient Clinic
• General Surgery Clinic
• Urology Clinic
• Urology – Prostate Cancer Clinic Referral Guidelines
• Plastic Surgery Referral Guideline

Emergency Paediatric General and Urological surgery is not usually performed at Frankston Hospital.

Emergency paediatric Plastic Surgery and Orthopaedic services are available for patients with acute injuries who are referred to Fracture Clinic or Plastic Surgery Clinic or who present to the Frankston Hospital Emergency Department. The Orthopaedic unit looks after paediatric trauma patients and shares care with the paediatricians for paediatric patients with bone or joint infections.

New Fetal Diagnostic Service

The service allows women  to be seen locally for ultrasound opinions, diagnostic imaging, Amniocentesis and Chorionic Villous Sampling.

GP Referrals must be made on the referral form below and ALL the relevant information must be included with the referral. Incomplete paperwork will delay the appointment in this time-critical setting. All referrals are to be faxed and will be triaged by the by the Fetal Diagnostic Service Coordinator.

Women will be contacted and have an urgent antenatal clinic appointment at Peninsula Health to provide additional counselling before their ultrasound. Women should also be offered the option of genetic counselling where appropriate. This will be provided by Monash Genetic’s Services and referrals can be made following the link  www.monashhealth.org/page/Genetics

Referral Form Fetal Diagnostic Service

Antenatal Clinics

• Booking In Clinic //Referral Form Antenatal Clinic
• Obstetric Clinic
• Special Midwife Clinic
• Young Women’s Clinic
• Midwife Clinic (Closed to GP referral)
• Women’s Health Ambulatory Care Clinic – includes Early Pregnancy Assessment Service (EPAS)
• Gestational Diabetes Clinic // Gestational Diabetes Clinic Referral Form
• Advanced Pregnancy Clinic  

Other Women’s Health Clinics

• Colposcopy Referral Guide
  • Colposcopy Clinic Referral Form
• Mirena IUD Clinic 
  • Intrauterine Device Insertion Referral Form

• Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic Service Guide 2019
• Urogynaecology Clinic / Urogynaecology Multidisciplinary Service Referral Form
• Hysteroscopy Clinic 2018 // Not open to GP referral // Specialist referral only

NO GYNAECOLOGICAL Outpatient Services at Peninsula Health – referral options below

We would like to remind all our local GPs that Peninsula Health does not have a Gynaecology outpatient service. Women who require gynaecology review and/or intervention have two options,

1. Be referred to a private Gynaecologist and treated as a public patient at Frankston Hospital if surgery is required. A list of hospital specialists with private rooms who can refer patients to the Frankston Hospital Gynaecological  Surgery waiting list can be found on our website (Specialist Directory- see left hand menu)
2. Be referred to another health service with public gynaecology outpatient services.